Johnny Strabler – Marlon Brando

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Johnny Strabler is the iconic rebellious motorcycle gang leader portrayed by Marlon Brando in the 1953 film "The Wild One," often cited as a defining image of mid-20th-century cinematic cool and youth rebellion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
affiliation Black Rebels Motorcycle Club NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Wild One NERFINISHED
associatedWith postwar American youth culture
rock-and-roll era aesthetics
characterTrait anti-authoritarian
brooding
rebellious
conflictType youth vs authority
costumeElement black leather motorcycle jacket
motorcycle boots
motorcycle cap
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdFor The Wild One NERFINISHED
culturalStatus iconic film rebel
fictionalUniverse The Wild One universe
filmDirectorOfAppearance László Benedek NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 1953
filmStudioOfAppearance Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Wild One NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1953
gender male
genre drama film character
outlaw biker character
hairStyle pompadour
influenced later film portrayals of bikers
inspired popular image of the 1950s biker
jacketInsignia Black Rebels MC logo
language English
medium film
nationalityInFiction American
notableFor defining screen image of the rebellious biker
influential leather-jacket look
notableQuote What are you rebelling against, Johnny? – What've you got?
occupation motorcycle gang leader
personalityType loner
portrayalStyle method acting
portrayedBy Marlon Brando NERFINISHED
portrayedInBlackAndWhiteFilm true
rides motorcycle
setting small American town
symbolizes 1950s American cool
outlaw biker culture
youth rebellion
timePeriodOfFiction early 1950s
visualIconography black leather, motorcycle, cap tilted to the side

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The Wild One characterPortrayedBy Johnny Strabler – Marlon Brando